Finding Slope in Context

Finding slope from a graph: What is the slope of the line shown in the graph?

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• -1/2

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Finding slope from a graph: Determine the slope of the line represented in the graph.

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• 2/3

• -2/3

Finding slope from two points: Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, 4) and (1, 7).

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Finding slope from two points: Calculate the slope of the line passing through the points (3, 5) and (7, 9).

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• 4

• 10

• 2

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Joe tracked the height of his Dalmatian puppy from age 13 weeks to 25 weeks. He graphed the data and determined the line of best fit is y = 1.12x + 28.78. What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The puppy weighed 28.78 pounds at age 13.

• For every week that goes by, the puppy gains 1.12 pounds.

• The puppy gains a pound every 1.12 weeks.

• The puppy weighs 1.12 pounds when it was born.

Joe tracked the height of his Dalmatian puppy from age 13 weeks to 25 weeks. He graphed the data and determined the line of best fit is y hat= 1.12x + 28.78. What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The puppy weighed 28.78 pounds at age 13.

• For every week that goes by, the puppy gains 1.12 pounds.

• The puppy gains a pound every 1.12 weeks.

• The puppy weighs 1.12 pounds when it was born.

Find the slope for the trend line using points (2,2) and (4,3)

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• 1/2

• -2

• -1/2

What is the meaning of the slope?

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